Five Days in London, May 1940 - used book

In his six-volume history of World War II, Winston Churchill deemed the year 1942 as "the hinge of fate," the year in which the German and Japanese armies began to be turned back. John Lukacs suggests that the last days of May 1940 were more important still in turning the tide of war in democracy's favor, for it was in those few days that Churchill convinced his cabinet that Britain should fight on, alone, if need be, against Adolf Hitler's regime. Even as a quarter of a million British troops were being evacuated from Dunkirk, Churchill struggled to reverse the British government's policy of appeasement. In this, he faced opposition from several quarters, including prominent figures within his own Conservative Party. Writing with evident admiration for Churchill--who, he points out, was not well liked, and who had been prime minister for only two weeks when war broke out--Lukacs gives his readers a fly-on-the-wall view of the heated conferences between such well-known participants as Harold Nicholson, Lord Halifax, Neville Chamberlain, and Alexander Cadogan. "Churchill understood something that not many people understand even now," Lukacs writes in the closing pages of his book. "The greatest threat to Western civilization was not Communism. It was National Socialism. The greatest and most dynamic power in the world was not Soviet Russia. It was the Third Reich of Germany. The greatest revolutionary of the twentieth century was not Lenin or Stalin. It was Hitler." By co england,europe,european,history,international and world politics,ireland,military,politics and government,politics and social sciences,world war ii Politics & Social Sciences, Yale University Press

Lukacs, John:

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good Fine. Yale University Press Ninth Print Very Good Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Grey faux cloth covered boards backed with green cloth silver lettered at spine, decorative head and tail bands, flat and square, tight and solid, front loose endpaper has been torn out else Fine. Decorated dustjacket photograph of Winston Churchill by Corbis, bright and clean, unmarked, no creasing. The five days - May 24 to May 28, 1940, the focus of this book, was of decisive importance as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with or to continue the war against Hitler. This is a day-by-day, hour-by-hour account of the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999 Ninth Printing. 5.5"x8.5" tall; xvi, 2316pp Indexed with Bibliography., Yale University Press, 1999

Hardcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear, and the pages have only minimal creases. Free State Books. Never settle for less., [PU: Yale University Press]

John Lukacs

Title:

Five Days in London, May 1940

ISBN:

9780300080308

The days from May 24-28, 1940, altered the course of history as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or continue the war. The importance and drama of these five days are captured in a literary narrative from a prolific historian. Illustrations.